This puts the club time into 40 minutes over the hour.
Everybody has paid and there's no chit left for me. It has
been a good club meeting all the same; and everybody has
said they will be back - someday.

Just as I'm about to dive into my métro entrance
on the Rue de Rivoli, I spot the new model 'C' entrance
over at Sainte-Opportune, which is the one I couldn't find
last week. I try it out and it works fine.

"Paris is even quirkier than Metropole lets on!" has
been added to the member's booklet by Dannye Powell. I only
mention this because it is probably true because only a
Café Metropole Club member could possibly know
this.

The Club's Birthday Party: Next Week

The Café Metropole Club will have its first
birthday next Thursday, on the occasion of its 53rd
meeting. This will be a time for modest merrymaking and the
occasion of a low-key 'fête' - provided some members
are present.

Not much planning for this unique event has actually
happened, but some members have been sending welcome emails. The
Corona's management has promised to lend a plate to the
club when I show up with the birthday cake next week.

This may be small but visible, in keeping with the
club's 'free' nature; but also because it only has to
support one candle, or as they are called in Paris, one
'bougie.' If it is too small, we can get reinforcements
from a nearby cake shop.

Paul Binkley told other
members about surprises he found in the Rue Saint-Denis in
Paris.

This will not be an unique event to miss. Even though I
do not expect that there will be any accordion music or
dancing - the club's waiters will be formally dressed. As
they usually are. Members need not do this, even if you
have been to a fancy lunch.

Thursday, 5. October - is the date for your club's
'fête.'

Both members and members-to-be should plan to be present
on this 'Once-Only Ever' occasion. If you cannot come
yourself, try to send any sort of stand-in. If this too is
impossible, send another greeting to fellow club
members.

These will be presented at the meeting - if we are not
having too many 'Things of the Week' votes - and will be
recorded here or in some other suitable location, provided
they arrive in time. Ready, set, and send in your emails
soon.

Put on your party hats, folks!

The 'About the
Café Metropole Club' Page

To find out about the club's year-long history since its
historic beginning, you should consult the 'All Past Issues' file, which provides
links to all past issues with 'Club Reports.'

For actual real historical details about your
Café Metropole Paris Club - as opposed to
plain nonsense - in Paris,
please read 'About the Café
Metropole Club,' which is about your club and is
accessible here, and from each issue's 'home'
page.

Diane and Livio Broccolino were not at all
uneasy about being better dressed than the club's 'Waiter
of the Week.'

This 'about' page contains all the details of the free
membership, the free members' card and the other free
unofficial non-rules concerning the club and other free but
needless information - none of which you really need to
know and are unlikely be quizzed on, unless you have
temporarily remembered all these details in order to avoid
looking at this page.

Date, Time and Location of Next
Meeting

The date for the club's next meeting is Thursday, 5.
October. In Paris this is Saint-Wilfried's Day - and I am
not making this up. The whole 'before' of the day remains
free for other random activities and will be followed by
'after,' when you can continue these vital affairs.

The café La Corona meeting place will again be
open like today - and the time for your club's meeting
remains from 15:00 to 17:00 - which is also known as 3 pm
to 5 pm. Come to the next meeting during its official
hours. If you get a fair offer to be elsewhere, turn it
down cold.